In his last few weeks on the job, retiring Milwaukee County Board Chairman Lee Holloway certainly hasn’t stopped being a bully. First he fired the only legislative staffer for Supervisor Nikiya Harris after said staffer supposedly disrespected Holloway. While Holloway has yet to articulate a specific reason behind his termination of David Crowley, one […]

Philanthropist Chris Abele added $450,000 from his own pocket to his campaign for the Milwaukee County executive race, raising his self-funded total to $700,000, according to Abele’s campaign report filed Wednesday.

He also picked up more than $90,000 in outside donations, for a total of $542,986 added […]

Last week Friday the five candidates running for Milwaukee County Executive came together at Eckstein Hall, home of the Marquette University Law School, for a candidate forum co-sponsored by the Law School and the Milwaukee Press Club. Thanks to Milwaukee Public Television, here’s video of the forum:

On Thursday, a security guard employed by the county exec was arrested and booked into the county jail on two counts of endangering safety with a dangerous weapon, disorderly conduct and bail-jumping. A charging conference is scheduled Friday with county prosecutors.